Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are still another red treat that shows my love of red these days. We’re welcoming the month of red and pink right? So I’m not sure if this will be the last one. You will probably see some more red recipes here. Red Velvet treats are so pupular around Valentine’s Day,…

Lokma is another traditional Turkish dessert, but the good news is that it’s not as challenging as baklava. It’s one of the easiest dessert with some very simple ingredients. It’s nothing more than fried sweet dough, but I must warn you that it’s addictive! Since these are bite size, you might not realize how many…

I’m so excited to have the first guest post on my blog today! I’m a mom of a 27-day-old boy today and I need some more time to get things organized and get used to my new life. And it’s a great pleasure for me to have another Middle Eastern food blogger as the first…

Pismaniye is a dessert you might love or hate! You find yourself in a big mess when eating it. You think you pick a little of it with your two fingers, but you have to take more as the super thin strands stick to the rest just like cotton. If you lick your fingers to…

Sweet Churros are one of those very popular street foods or street desserts in Turkey. They are mostly called Halka Tatlisi in Turkish, which could be translated as Circular Dessert because of its shape. I was so surprised when I learnt that Spanish and French cuisines have a kind of snack, very similar to Turkish…

Chocolate ice cream used to be my favorite as a kid. I had a strong craving for ice cream every single day in Summer and my choice would always be with chocolate flavoring. I would feel like I was in heaven when it had chocolate chips inside! I remember that I looked forward to ice…

Semolina pudding is one of the easiest treats to serve on warmer days! The hard part is to wait at least for 3 hours when your pudding is chilling in the refrigerator. Semolina is such a great ingredient that you can use it both in sweet and savory treats. The traditional dessert with semolina in…

Who doesn’t like chocolate tart? How about making it with berries? Black mulberries are in season here and I think they make a perfect match with anything based on chocolate! These mulberries are not too sweet, so they balance the flavor of chocolate perfectly. Mulberries are in two colors here, white and purple. I don’t…

Trifle is a great dessert to use leftover cakes, brownies or muffins! Wasting food is not my kind of thing and I always try to find new ways to use up leftover foods. Since two of us can’t finish cakes, there are always some bags with leftover cakes in our freezer. This makes things easier…

Everything started with a friend’s reminding me of chickpea flour! I asked a question on my facebook page the other day: “Which food reminds you of your childhood?” And one of the answers was roasted chickpea flour, which has a special place in childhood of Turkish people born in 80s. I almost forgot this amusing…